35.3012, Calls: Language, Politics and Power in German-speaking Countries

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Subject: 35.3012, Calls: Language, Politics and Power in German-speaking Countries

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Date: 28-Oct-2024
From: Abhi Sharma [aks71 at cam.ac.uk]
Subject: Language, Politics and Power in German-speaking Countries


Full Title: Language, Politics and Power in German-speaking Countries

Date: 07-Jul-2025 - 07-Jul-2025
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Contact Person: Abhi Sharma
Meeting Email: ak71 at cam.ac.uk
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/germanpowerpolitics/home

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)
                     German (deu)

Call Deadline: 15-Jan-2025

Meeting Description:

The main theme of the conference is ‘Language, politics and power in
German-speaking countries.’ The conference will focus on three key
issues: these concern (i) the issue of minority and heritage languages
in the German-speaking countries, (ii) the impact of migration on the
linguistic diversity in Germany and (iii) the problem of language
endangerment. In view of the newer linguistic realities that have
emerged as a result of migration in Germany, the role of politics and
policies is crucial, especially in devising measures that can do
justice to both older and newer languages. More often than not,
protection of endangered languages is not always the focus of official
language policies, as the policymakers do not necessarily have the
same interests as researchers, and policies are instrumentalized to
dismantle or establish patterns of domination and subordination.

Against this background, it is important to explore the areas in which
language and power interact because they create and strengthen
numerous social hierarchies and cultural and economic inequalities in
their interactional spaces. Using examples from German-speaking
countries, the course will discuss the role of state (macro-level
policies) in maintaining dominance and the individual (micro-level
efforts) in resistance and appropriation of such policies. A final key
focal point of the conference will be to discuss how to devise
policies that serve the needs of different stakeholders in the
society.

Call for Papers:

You are welcome to send your abstracts for individual presentations
(20 minutes, followed by 10-minute-long discussions) on any aspect of
one of the following themes:
(i) minority and heritage languages in the German-speaking countries
(ii) the impact of migration on the linguistic diversity in
German-speaking countries
(iii) the problem of language endangerment in German-speaking
countries

The term 'German-speaking countries' includes states/regions where
German is spoken as a minority/heritage language. Research objectives
outlined in your abstracts should be aligned with the main theme of
the conference i.e. the intertwining of language with politics and
power. Power is understood as both power from above and power from
below. In addition to exploring case studies, we aim to tease out
theoretical issues that are central to understanding how language,
politics and power interact at macro, meso and micro levels.

Abstract should be of up to 300 words (excluding references). Keywords
are not needed. The preferred language of the conference is English,
but abstracts in German are also welcome. Please send your abstracts
by 15 January 2025 to the following email address:
< aks71 at cam.ac.uk >



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